I'd love to see a good script of one of my books, in these years of animations and comic book sequels, and… — Carl Hiaasen Animation Copy Share Image
“The other day, one of the big shots was trying to say ‘Nice shoes!’ and he accidentally told a government minister that… — Carl Hiaasen Politics Copy Share Image
“My father's a large man, very strong, but he says fighting is for people who can't win with their brains. He also… — Carl Hiaasen Fight Copy Share Image
Ironically, I come from a family of lawyers - my dad, my grandfather, and now my oldest son. And some of my… — Carl Hiaasen Best friend Copy Share Image
“The first thing that the boy called Smoke told Nick Waters was: “Your biology book’s in my locker. The combination is 5-3-5.”… — Carl Hiaasen Books Copy Share Image
Garcia wondered why people with JESUS stickers on their bumper always drove twenty miles per hour under the speed limit. If God… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Kids feel so strongly about what's going on today and what's happening to the world, and that's very inspiring. I feel more… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
I'm sort of fascinated by America's fascination with rednecks, the whole Duck Dynasty thing. Being a white guy from the South, I… — Carl Hiaasen Accents Copy Share Image
“Nobody from the Amazing Kingdom bothered to check with previous employers, such as the New York City Police Department, to inquire about… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“The gutted ruins of the Amazing Kingdom were razed, and the land was replanted with native trees, including buttonwoods, pigeon plums, torchwoods,… — Carl Hiaasen Flower Copy Share Image
The central part of the state is more remote and less scenic, and there's a huge agricultural belt that stretches from the… — Carl Hiaasen Agriculture Copy Share Image
You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don't get past the third paragraph… — Carl Hiaasen Argument Copy Share Image
“So for a while, they sat peacefully in the swamp, listening to Mrs. Starch hum while the little panther slurped happily and… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Roy remembered the time he and his father had a talk about fighting. 'It's important to stand up for what's right,' Mr.… — Carl Hiaasen Courage Copy Share Image
As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far… — Carl Hiaasen Book Copy Share Image
A bonus, being a writer, is that the true-life source material is fabulously bizarre. There's so much corruption, violence and free-floating depravity… — Carl Hiaasen Bizarre Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, Florida is a mecca for the shyster element, and there are apparently no rules on the kinds of advertising a lawyer… — Carl Hiaasen Advertising Copy Share Image
...Right now there's a pair of bad cops on their way out here to shoot me." "You don't know that." "Yeah, you're… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek… — Carl Hiaasen Books Copy Share Image
“She said there was no tactful way for a naked person to cope with a runny nose, especially while dancing. Orly grudgingly… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
